Filed Under:In the Dirt

If the West Coast is indeed the best coast, then things just got a lot sweeter for our neighbors to the left. Luckily for those of us in Bloomington, the benefits of having S. Carey on Jagjaguwar means a stop in the Midwest.

When Sean Carey last played California while on tour with The Tallest Man on Earth, they performed a magnificently cozy session with Yours Truly. Check it.

With no signs of winter coming to an end, we often forget the simple joy that snow once brought us as children. The S. Carey team received a video from two brothers. Axel Byrfors and Nils Byrfors, who made a video for “In the Dirt,” recruiting their own children on a journey lasting until sunrise in Malmo, Sweden.

The song is an anthem about staying together with a person for your whole life…Me and my wife want to have kids at some point. And to see these kids interacting the way they were, and just to see how beautiful children can be, combined with my desire to have kids — I just loved it.

S. Carey and his touring band continue to travel the country, soon opening for French virtuoso Yann Tiersen, who is perhaps best known stateside for his contributions on the Amelie and Goodbye Lenin! soundtracks.

Though there was no hot chocolate simmering on the stove and no fireside chatter floating about, the room felt just as cozy as an Eau Claire cabin in the winter, as S. Carey played a special show for us all. As the evening progressed, wine started to flow a bit more, the room became livelier, and the band started to pick up the pace. It ended up being quite the party, capped off with album highlight, “In The Dirt.”

We are very happy to tell you that on 8/24 (8/30 in the UK), we will be releasing the debut album by S. Carey, All We Grow. You will recognize Sean as one of the brilliant percussionists for Bon Iver. In the past couple of years he patiently crafted a record in his time off from the band that basically blew our minds and also set the bar really high for vacation productivity.